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Self-build near Northampton: Couple share their vision for their forever home at Piddington
Building your own home can be challenging – but the “headaches” of gaining planning permission and connecting to local services have been taken care of for this Northampton couple.
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Firefighters called to incident in Northampton forcing closure of road in both directions
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to an emergency incident in Northampton on Thursday afternoon.
66-bed care home approved in Northamptonshire village despite concerns about access to healthcare facilities
A new care home will be built on a brownfield site in a Northamptonshire village, despite local concerns over access to healthcare facilities.
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'It's very sad': Northamptonshire OAP bus service director explains full reason behind 'difficult' decision to close down
'It's very sad': Northamptonshire OAP bus service director explains full reason behind sudden closure.
Women's empowerment campaigners demand apology from West Northamptonshire councillor over social media posts
Campaigners have called on a West Northamptonshire councillor and his party to apologise for ‘sexist conduct’ on social media.
'Deep concern' as hundreds of jobs at Asda’s distribution centre in Northampton at risk under plans to move online operations out of town
Hundreds of jobs at Asda’s distribution centre in Northampton are at risk under plans to move online operations out of the town.
Northants hold their nerve in final play-off to clinch national blackball pool title
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Motorist disqualified for watching TikTok video on phone while driving on busy Northampton road among these 36 cases in court
Local magistrates also dealt with offenders for carrying pepper spray, drink driving, not wearing a seat belt and outraging public decency in Northampton town centre…
Northampton secondary school trials knife arch as families 'overwhelmingly' in support of pro-active measure
A Northampton secondary school is trialling in a knife arch as a pro-active measure to make a stand against knives and weapons, after families “overwhelming” supported the move.
CCTV images released after man assaulted after leaving Londis shop in Northampton
CCTV images have been released by police after a man was assaulted after leaving a Londis shop in Northampton.
Arsonist jailed for more than two years after removing smoke detector and setting fire to his own flat in Northampton
An arsonist has been jailed for more than two years after he removed his smoke detector and set fire to his own flat in Northampton.
315 bags of rubbish, eight tyres and half a sofa collected in A14 clean-up
Half a sofa, three vehicle bumpers and more than 300 bags of rubbish were among the haul of debris collected in a series of clean-ups along the A14 in Northamptonshire.
New organisation appointed to provide support to deaf and hard of hearing community across Northamptonshire from day after Deafconnect closes
A new organisation has been appointed to provide support to the deaf and hard of hearing community across Northamptonshire.
Opposition calls for 'urgent' review of new parking charges in Northampton and urges council to consider 'economic impact on businesses'
Opposition groups have criticised higher parking charges and the removal of free blue badge parking in Northampton, as they are set to call for an urgent review at full council.
Northampton pupils release powerful new song celebrating neurodiversity
Billing Brook School in Northampton has released a pupil-written song celebrating neurodiversity as part of Autism Awareness Week 2026.
Waitrose seeks 24/7 alcohol sales licence at Northampton store to support online orders
Waitrose has applied to West Northamptonshire Council to vary the premises licence for its Kingsthorpe Centre store on Harborough Road, Northampton, to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises 24 hours a day, every day.
'When will it open?': MP demands answer from national developer on opening date of major ‘relief’ road near Northampton
An MP has demanded an answer from a national developer on the opening date of a major ‘relief’ road near Northampton.
“It was a very hard decision”: Northampton butcher says it’s been a ‘privilege’ as family shop set to close after nearly nine decades
A Northampton butcher says it’s been a ‘privilege’ to serve the town as family shop set to close after nearly nine decades.
Plans submitted for huge 78-acre solar farm near Northampton capable of powering 3,000 homes
Plans have been submitted for a large-scale solar farm on farmland near Northampton.
County’s culinary community urged to enter 18th Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards
Northamptonshire’s vibrant food and drink scene is being called on to enter the 18th Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards, organisers confirmed this week as entries opened for the 2026/27 competition.